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Marissa Louise @marissadraws.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah that line really got me. Especially when he was talking about if they are hot.

Marissa Louise @marissadraws.bsky.social · 20h

I'll tell people things if they ask, but I'm not going to offer it. Especially because most people like to talk about themselves. So go ahead and let them! If you love them you can remember things and act on it. It's pretty good.

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Marissa Louise @marissadraws.bsky.social · 20h

My knees are going to launch themselves to the moon.

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Marissa Louise @marissadraws.bsky.social · 20h

Here's a neat trick: you don't have to tell anyone anything about yourself. Ask them questions, offer compliments, and they walk away feeling great and knowing nothing about you. :)

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Marissa Louise @marissadraws.bsky.social · 20h

I will say lack of conversation been a long running problem. In 2006 I wanted to make conversation cards that were basically just easy prompts to get a conversation going then cards a person could use to follow up.

But I didn't bc there are loads of etiquette books that teach you!

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Marissa Louise @marissadraws.bsky.social · 20h

I do not understand what is going on! But I didn't really ever date, so I'm the worst person to resource info from.

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Marissa Louise @marissadraws.bsky.social · 20h

This is a wild article to read if you have any experience holding a conversation

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder

Where once people were duped by soft-focus photos and borrowed chat-up lines, now they have to watch out for computer-generated charm. But it’s one thing to use a witty phrase – another thing entirely...

www.theguardian.com

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Marissa Louise @marissadraws.bsky.social · 20h

I'm reading an article on chat fishing. People turning to gpt to come up with killer lines for dating apps such as:

-It was nice meeting you
-What is your favorite movie
-My attachment style is clingy with snacks